Advantages: I cannot see any advantages with this product Disadvantages: Software is convoluted and unreliable, paper jams are difficult to clear
In summary:
* Very unintuitive, convoluted and unpleasant to use (same on Win2K as XP)
- sometimes the SW hangs during scan and needs a reboot
- sometimes the SW crashes with a dialogue "try reinstalling HP software", and needs a reboot
- sometimes it scans and after conversion to pdf every page is blank
- very occasionally it scans a document properly
*If the sheet-feeder jams is says to refer to the documentation to clear it, which doesn't exist. There is no way to clear the jam except to pull hard & hope. No levers to release it like one would expect.
*Frequently has error 23 (lamp failure) on power-up and needs to be power cycled to work again.
Everything has to be started by pressing a button on an application called "HP Director". There are 4 apps started from this:
1) Scan Picture
2) ScanDocument
3) Make Copies
4 ...
Advantages: Very Good Quality, Excellent SilverFast Software Disadvantages: Abit Large, Dust Removal Software Not Good
The HPScanJet 8300 is a Professional Image Scanner from HP's Scanjet series. This is one of the top end ScannersHP manufacture and is ideal for the business domain. There is also an 8300gp model of this scanner which is a Graphic Arts scanner and has a monitor color-meter calibrator as a added feature ideal for graphic designers.
Now about the HPScanJet 8300, the scanner has an OR (Optical Resolution) of 4800x4800dpi and will scan high dynamic range in 48bit colour. This is fine for transparency and negative scanning.
The scanner has a max reflection area of around A4 size. HP includes film holders which will hold 3 strips, 6 frames of a 35mm film. The holders can be placed in the base of the scanner for storage.
The ScanJet 8300 is supplied with HP's own photosmart software. I wasn't impressed with the scan pro scanning ...
Advantages: Inexpensive Disadvantages: Not too user-friendly
My HP Scanjet 2400 experience began when I inserted the installation CD, this began to run and immediately stopped with a 'Macromedia Projector' error message. I presume 'Macromedia Projector' is software used to momentarily give a flashy display before the installation starts. Overkill that died!!! I am running Windows XP Service Pack 2 so my guess is that there was a conflict.
So I explored the CD, found the Setup files and ran these to install the software. I think this worked, although I have no idea if I got the full software set.
Next I tried to scan a series of A4 (paper size) documents as A4 documents using the HP Director control software. Could I do this? Not without a good deal of manual intervention because after each scan the scanner insisted on removing the margins and I had to manually drag them back into place ...
Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later
Peripheral / Interface Devices
Hi-Speed USB port, CD-ROM, USB port, CD-ROM, SVGA monitor
System Requirements Details
MacOS X 10.2 or later - RAM 128 MB - HD 250 MB
Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP - Celeron - RAM 12 MB - HD 550 MB, Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP - Celeron - RAM 128 MB - HD 550 MB
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
5 °C, 10 °C
Max Operating Temperature
40 °C, 35 °C
Humidity Range Operating
0 - 90%, 15 - 85%
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 1 year
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Manufacturer's product description
Get fast, high-quality unattended scanning at up to 12 ppm with built-in 50-sheet, duplexing auto document feeder. See preview scans in about 6 seconds with fast warm-up. ISIS driver included for easy integration into document management solutions.
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